Neighborhood WatchNeighborhood Watch
While writing my previous post I heard a huge noise at the front of my house. I found one man being restrained in a seated position on the ground at[...]
Autism as an ExcuseAutism as an Excuse
A Polish geek going by the handle of mmemuar has recently written a blog post claiming that people use Autism as an excuse for bad behavior [1]. He gets enough[...]
The Most Important things for running a Reliable Internet ServiceThe Most Important things for running a Reliable Internet Service
One of my clients is currently investigating new hosting arrangements. It’s a bit of a complex process because there are lots of architectural issues relating to things such as the[...]
ZFS vs BTRFS on Cheap Dell ServersZFS vs BTRFS on Cheap Dell Servers
I previously wrote about my first experiences with BTRFS [1]. Since then I’ve been using BTRFS on more systems and have had good results. The main problem I want to[...]
Guest/Link Post SpamGuest/Link Post Spam
I’ve been getting a lot of spam recently from people wanting to write guest posts or have their site included in a future links post. Guest Posts For guest posts[...]
Flash Storage UpdateFlash Storage Update
Last month I wrote about using USB flash storage devices for my firewall and Squid proxy [1]. 4 days ago it failed, the USB device used for the root filesystem[...]
The Security Benefits of AutomationThe Security Benefits of Automation
Some Random WTFs The Daily WTF is an educational and amusing site that recounts anecdotes about failed computer projects. One of their stories titled “Remotely Incompetent” concerns someone who breaks[...]
Cheap NAS Devices SuckCheap NAS Devices Suck
There are some really good Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices on the market. NetApp is one company that is known for making good products [1]. The advantage of a NAS[...]
Links March 2012Links March 2012
Washington’s Blog has an informative summary of recent articles about corporate psychopaths [1]. Including the fact that some banks deliberately hire psychopaths. Anu Partanen wrote an insightful article for The[...]
An Introduction to AndroidAn Introduction to Android
I gave a brief introductory talk about Android at this month’s LUV meeting. Here are the slides with a brief description. All the screen-shots were made on a Samsung Galaxy[...]